Which of the Following Statements Regarding Antibody Function Is FALSE

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding antibody function is FALSE?

• A) They can prevent virus attachment to host cells.
• B) They can facilitate phagocyte attack on bacteria with a capsule (glycocalyx).
• C) They can penetrate host cells to bind intracellular antigens.
• D) They can facilitate cytotoxic attack by natural killer lymphocytes.
• E) They can bind more than one pathogen at a time, forming complexes.

---

Definitions:

Scheffé Test

A statistical procedure for comparing more than two means while controlling the overall Type I error rate.

Analytical Comparisons

The process of examining similarities and differences between two or more items or data sets, often to evaluate or assess characteristics.

Null Hypothesis

Restated, it is the hypothesis in statistical testing that assumes no significant difference or relationship exists between specified populations, parameters, or data sets.

Statistically Insignificant

A term indicating that the observed difference or relationship in the data could have occurred by chance and does not signify a real effect.